another book in development: an ABC for Lucy, illustrated
ABC for Lucy, illustrated book, Rough initial page layout - subject to many changes!
I've been managing small amounts of time for more 'serious' painting - but the little bits of time here and there, while busy with other things, I've been working on ideas for a book for Lucy who will be one at Christmas.
I thought I'd make it a little dual purpose and appeal to Sam (age 4) as well as he'll be learning to read any time soon.
Drawn in an A4 sketchpad, several of these to a page, done leaning on the steering wheel of the car while waiting when I was taxi for family to various appointments, so they are very rough and merely getting down thoughts and ideas of how it will go.
I didn't have my list with me when sketching but here is what I've got so far:
B - blue, butterfly, bed, ball, boat, bear, bee, banana, boy, big, bouncing, batman, books, buzzing
C - crimson, cat, cot, carrot, camel, caroline (her auntie), cup, coffee, cake, camera, clever
D - dog, doll, dish, dinosaur, denim, daisy, dish, digging,
E - egg, elephant, elf, emu,ecru, enormous, ears
F - fuschia, fox, frog, field, flower, flag
G - green, gate, grass, game, glass
H - house, hat, hare, hair, heliotrope
I - iron, igloo, ice cream, ivy
J - jelly, jam, jockey, jade
K - kitten, kite, khaki
L - llama, lemur, lion, lemon
M - magenta, man, milk, mud, mouse, mat
N – nest, nut, naughty (Sam throwing a tantrum!)
O - orange, owl, okapi
P - purple, penguin, panda, pig, parrot
Q – quoit, quiver, quince
R - red, river, rain, rabbit, rug
S - silver, sock, shoe, sun, scarf, snowman
T - Tan, teddy, tiger
U - umber, umbrella, under
V - violet, van, violin, viper, vivien, vamoose, vampire
W - wool, wind, water, window, white
X – xylophone, xiava (Chinese water melon I'm told) - poetic licence with things like extra??? exciting?
Y - yellow, yell, yacht
Z – zebra, zip, zig zag
I wanted to try to think of animals, objects etc and also descriptive words or verbs to go with them and if possible a colour. Some of these won't make the final edit! varicose veins was one great suggestion! maybe not ......
I thought that sometimes I'd have a small creature sitting on the letter - like an ant on the A, a butterfly on the B etc
I'll write the name of each element curling around it and a silly sentence around the outside of the page, involving as many of the elements as possible.
Any ideas gratefully received and added!
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Comments
I scrolled through the list and saw:
orange owl, purple penguin, zebra zip
I think I need more caffeine!
One of my favorite work-arounds for "X" is from Graeme Base's book Animalia wherein REX FOX FIXing SIX SAX is shown in mirror image so the Xs come first. But that's a wonderfully inventive book just in general.
- mine will be much simpler but the sentences and text will be there (I hope) and I'm planning to use a simple, easy to read font unlike the calligraphic ones he uses.
maybe
i'll
just
do
something
....else"
mine is just for my grandaughter luckily!
I did think the fancy font wasn't a good idea though - clarity helps a child to remember the letters and the sounds of the letters.